Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-12-21
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INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
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liquors in the United States; "a appropriate
31H637 $40 for sea-ooast data nses; to establsh
= postal telegraph; Tor the admission Of Da-
kota and w ashington TerritOrisa "a 9tates:
to bigamy ana polygany; e reimburse the
war taxes; TO- prOhfAit tho letting
Of Government work a. 81 contractors
employing CONVICT labor; TOR constitutional
amendment extending the right 81 suffrage;
requiring ten years. residence before foreign
ems can declare thesr Intention % become OFT
liens Of the United atatea except that y the
case Of those arriving before they reach the.
age of twanty-one years . residence OF
six years only shall be required; appropriat-
Ing is.645o0O 10 ereot public buildings;
to reimburse prisoners Of war and nurses
who were In the military Or naval segv-
ice during the war bf !; the rebellion; II to
restrict the ownership Il Of real es-
tate In the Territories 70 American citi1ens;
TO provide for the inspection OF meats for ex-
portation, and to prevent the Importation Of
Adulterated articles. The CONAN. tees were
announced, :. In the House Speaker Carlisle
requested that the members select the Com
lnittee on Elections. number Of propositions
to amend the rules were subpttted, to be re-
ferred when the committees Mere appointed.
+ Bulls were introduced as follows In the
Senate on the 18Th: To remove the Limitation
In the payment OF arrears OF pensions and to
5eQualiza tho rates; to extend the Uongression-
al term till the last Tuesday tn April; to
amend the Interstate commerce not: to open
the great Sioux reservation in Nebraska to
settlement; TO tax manufacturers and dealers
in adulterated lard, aud requiring it to be
atamped; to regulate the holding Of Congress
slonal elections in South Carolina. Florida,
Mississippi and Louisiana. The Committee on
Privileges and Elections decided the West Yir-
ginia contested election case IN favor OF Mr..
Faulkner -. In the House q large number OF
executive communications were presented by
the Speaker aud appropriately referred. Tho
Committee ON Elections was announced and
accepted. Adjourned to the 18th. :E.E s.77<#
AFTER the introduction OF several bills in the
Senate on the 18th Mr.. ASrrih spoke at length
on his bia relating to foreign immigration, tho
principal object OF which, he expla ned, was
to hare the character OF the Immigrants ex-
amined by the United States Consul at the port
of departure. He stated that nearly one-thlrd
OF the population OF the country Was composed
OF foreigners, and expressed doubt as to the
possibility OF transforming them into good
American citizens. The House was not TN
session ~ .'+'vrs1 - T..
In the Senase bits were introduced on the
18th to protect employees and servants engaged
in Inter State commerce; to extend the general
land and mining laws over the Territory OF
ALASKA; to facilitate the settlement and devel-
an overland commercial route between the
forfeit lands granted 70 the stase OF Michigan
for . railroad from Marquette to Ontonagon.
Mr. Stewart advocated his bin providing for the
sas;ne OF eoan certificates 70 circulate as money.
Adjourned g the 18Th The ne House was not In
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son, late me1nber-eleot Of the Fiftieth Congress
from Louisiana, wis adopted, and as q mark
OF respect the House adjourned until the 10Th.
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